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Brebiou - a Sheep's Milk Alternative to D'Affinois
Good evening everyone!The other day when I was browsing the cheese department at the Whole Foods Market in Los Altos, I came across a cheese that I had heard a lot about, but had never actually tried -...
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Andante Dairy's Nocturne
Hello everyone! Can you believe that it is already the end of June? This summer is flying by! Because of the summer heat, I was looking for a relatively light cheese to snack on. As I was shopping at...
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Point Reyes Toma
Happy 4th everyone! I hope everyone is having a fun and safe day! I'm currently sitting in 106 degrees at my grandparent's house in Lake Havasu City, AZ. We saw some pretty epic fireworks over the lake...
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Guffanti's Sola Val Casotto
Hello everyone!I was lucky enough to attend a Guffanti cheese training/tasting a couple weeks back and had a blast. Here is a picture of the wonderful spread we had...I've decided to write about one of...
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Fiorito with Cherry Leaves
Hello everyone!The other day I stopped in at my old store and this cheese caught my eye... (thanks Teresa!)Cheese: Fiorito with Cherry LeavesProducer: Giovanni Samela, owner and cheesemaker at Pietra...
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Ovalie Cendrée
Hello everyone!Well I'm getting really excited because next week I will be in Madison, WI at the 30th annual American Cheese Society Conference! I'm one of the two Official Conference Cheesemongers...
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My Trip to Madison - The Adventures of an Official ACS Conference Cheesemonger
Hello everyone!I just returned from seven wonderful days at the American Cheese Society Conference in Madison, WI. I was given the honor of being one of two people in charge of all of the cheeses at...
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Redwood Hill Cameo
Hello everyone!Today I get to share with you one of the yummy cheeses I got from the American Cheese Society Conference. It's funny that I had to go all the way to Madison, WI in order to get it...
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My Day Making Mt Tam at Cowgirl Creamery
Last Friday I had the wonderful opportunity to make cheese at Cowgirl Creamery in Petaluma. I had made cheese in the past when I was in Wisconsin at the Center for Dairy Research, but I had never spent...
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Another CCP-Made Cheese! Grand Cru Original King Cuts
Hello everyone!I figured I would continue with the CCP-made cheese theme and decided to talk about the Grand Cru Original King Cuts. My friend, Tiffany Cunningham, who is a CCP that works at the global...
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2014 Dates for the Academie Opus Caseus!!
Hello everyone! Exciting news! The Academie Opus Caseus has announced their class dates for the year of 2014. Take a look at their latest press release... super exciting! Academie Opus Caseus...
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Alta Langa Nerina
Good evening everyone!Being the cheese dork that I am, I get really excited when I try a cheese that really blows me away and when I decide to blog about it, I see that one of my food idols has already...
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Chimney Rock - The Fall Seasonal Cheese from Cowgirl Creamery!
Every season Cowgirl Creamery comes out with a new seasonal cheese. For the Fall season, they have the Chimney Rock, which has just recently been released... When I worked behind the cheese counter at...
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Brebirousse d'Argental - Easy for you to say!!
Hello everyone! I was going through my myriad cheese pictures and realized that I had taken a picture of this cheese, but never blogged about it! Today I'm going to talk about the super yummy...
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Grande Truffière from Montchevre
Hello everyone!!It's getting close to the holidays and we're starting to bring in some fun cheeses! One of said cheeses is the Grande Truffière from Montchevere. We just received our first batch a...
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Fall is here... time for Raclette!!
Hello everyone! I must say that I absolutely love the fall... the leaves start to change color (believe me, it does happen, even in California!), the nights get a little longer and a little colder, you...
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Meet Mimolette's Cousin - Pave du Nord
Hello everyone!Back in December of last year, I wrote a post about Mimolette (http://shootinthebries.blogspot.com/2012/12/mites-and-mimolette.html). Since then, Mimolette has been banned from...
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Our First Holiday Cheese! Bon Homme Brie
Hello everyone,That's right, November is right around the corner! And that means it's time to feature some of our holiday cheeses...The first holiday cheese I want to talk about is our Bon Homme Brie....
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Bucherondin - The cheese that started it all...
Hello loyal readers,It brings me great pleasure to say that today marks the 1 year "birthday" of Shootin' the Bries! I can't believe a whole year has passed already... it's been quite a fun journey. I...
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Winter Gouda!
Good day everyone!I hope you are all staying warm and enjoying the cooler weather. There's nothing better than getting all bundled up in your favorite jacket with a soft scarf, or is that just me?...
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